In less than five weeks, Wataugans — both residents and college students — will be asked to respond online, by phone or by mail to participate in the 2020 Census.
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- K9 Keg Pull, WinterPaws raises more than $4,200 for PARTNERS! Canines
- Watauga County prepares for 2020 Census on April 1
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RALEIGH — A three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals has issued a temporary injunction against North Carolina’s “voter ID” law, claiming it would prevent minorities from having fair access to polls, according to a ruling issued Feb. 18.
Boone, Blowing Rock and Watauga County saw a combined 13.4 percent growth in occupancy tax revenues in 2019 with every month an improvement from 2018 numbers, according to figures released by the Watauga County Tourism Development Authority on Feb. 18.
BOONE — Renovations currently underway to Appalachian State University’s 52-year-old Sanford Hall are expected to be partially completed by December this year, according to Director of Planning, Design and Construction Jeff Pierce.
The following information is courtesy of the Boone Police Department. All suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
BOONE — A proposed eight-bus transit center along Rivers Street, a roundabout at the Rivers and Burrell Street intersection and expanded parking adjacent to the transit system’s headquarters are part of a capital program proposed in AppalCART’s comprehensive service review that was presented…
Anna Evans Beasley, 102, of Boone, N.C., passed away February …
Julian C. Hunsucker, 88, of Boone, N.C., passed away February …
Bonnie Lou Donovan, 88, went to be with the Lord on February 1…
The Honorable Robert 'Bob' Jordan died peacefully at home, ove…
George Malcolm Sellers, 73, of Aho, N.C., passed away at home …
A High Country program that has been serving students with learning challenges for more than four decades is in need of assistance, and you may be able to help.
“Politics and books don’t mix well. You need to decide which one you’re going to write about and stick to it.”
North Carolina’s unemployment rate averaged 3.9 percent during 2019. For economists, that rate signifies “full employment” (the nation is at full employment, too, and our state’s rate is not significantly different from the nation’s).
I have been teaching economics since 1967 — 40 years of it at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. During that interval, economic reality has not changed. Just as Galileo’s law about the independent influence of gravity on falling objects has not changed, neither have the fundamental prin…
In a way, Donald Trump might be called The Great Uniter.
Two of the bigger dogs take part in the K9 Keg Pull at the 2020 Blowing Rock WinterFest on Saturday, Jan. 25,
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